A black-and-white photograph showing 15 young blind women in various types of casual clothing lying in a circular starburst pattern, with their feet touching in the center of the pattern, on the wooden floor of the gymnasium at the New York Association for the Blind, 111 East 59th Street, New York City. Another wo...

A black-and-white photograph showing 15 young blind women in various types of casual clothing lying in a circular starburst pattern, with their feet touching in the center of the pattern, on the wooden floor of the gymnasium at the New York Association for the Blind, 111 East 59th Street, New York City. Another woman looks on. The photograph was taken by the Byron Company in 1933.

Renee doesn't want to make you cry. And she doesn't want your pity. In this fly-on-the-wall view of 21 year old author, internet star, and muscular dystrophy sufferer Renee Rodriguez, her wit and no-nonsense attitude shine through.

Renee doesn't want to make you cry. And she doesn't want your pity. In this fly-on-the-wall view of 21 year old author, internet star, and muscular dystrophy sufferer Renee Rodriguez, her wit and no-nonsense attitude shine through.

Field of Study

Disability Studies

Content Type

Documentary

Contributor

Susan Nation, fl. 2010, Nina Beveridge, fl. 2002

Author / Creator

Nina Beveridge, fl. 2002

Date Published / Released

2010

Publisher

Journeyman Pictures

Speaker / Narrator

Nina Beveridge, fl. 2002

Topic / Theme

Physical disabilities, Genetic and hereditary diseases, Early 21st Century United States (2001– )

A black-and-white photograph showing a young woman wrapping cloth materials on a work table for a home worker, in a winter coat and hat, to take with her. Another woman is working in the background. They are in a workroom at the New York Association for the Blind, 111 East 59th Street, New York City. Another woman...

A black-and-white photograph showing a young woman wrapping cloth materials on a work table for a home worker, in a winter coat and hat, to take with her. Another woman is working in the background. They are in a workroom at the New York Association for the Blind, 111 East 59th Street, New York City. Another woman looks on. The photograph was taken by the Byron Company in 1931.

Zoom In is an intimate portrait of five disabled people living in the Pacific Northwest. They discuss micro-aggressions and bias against people with disabilities, developing disability pride and identity, and how bias affects them every day. The film suggests how teachers, coworkers, health care workers, and famil...

Zoom In is an intimate portrait of five disabled people living in the Pacific Northwest. They discuss micro-aggressions and bias against people with disabilities, developing disability pride and identity, and how bias affects them every day. The film suggests how teachers, coworkers, health care workers, and families can become better allies to members of the largest minority group in the US.

JOYFUL LIFE is a feature documentary in collaboration with Hansen’s disease (Leprosy) patients residing at Taiwan’s Lo-Sheng ("Joyful Life"), one of the few remaining sanatoriums in the world, on the verge of disappearing. Lo-Sheng leprosy colony was established in 1930 on the Sinjuang hillside in the outskirt...

JOYFUL LIFE is a feature documentary in collaboration with Hansen’s disease (Leprosy) patients residing at Taiwan’s Lo-Sheng ("Joyful Life"), one of the few remaining sanatoriums in the world, on the verge of disappearing. Lo-Sheng leprosy colony was established in 1930 on the Sinjuang hillside in the outskirts of Taipei, Taiwan’s capital. As many as 1,100 patients lived in Lo-Sheng. In 1954, Lo-Sheng’s isolation policy, which severely re...JOYFUL LIFE is a feature documentary in collaboration with Hansen’s disease (Leprosy) patients residing at Taiwan’s Lo-Sheng ("Joyful Life"), one of the few remaining sanatoriums in the world, on the verge of disappearing. Lo-Sheng leprosy colony was established in 1930 on the Sinjuang hillside in the outskirts of Taipei, Taiwan’s capital. As many as 1,100 patients lived in Lo-Sheng. In 1954, Lo-Sheng’s isolation policy, which severely restricted residents’ civil liberties, was finally lifted. As a result, leprosy patients had the choice to remain, to leave, or to self-admit, which deeply transformed the community. In 2002, more than one-third of Lo-Sheng was destroyed due to subway construction and other pending urban development projects. As a result, more than half of the 300 remaining residents moved into the newly constructed hospital nearby. Due to resident, student and human rights activism, plans for total destruction have stopped. At this point, the sanatorium remains despite continued pressures from the government, private interests and local civilians to excavate. Conceived as a collaboration among the residents of Lo-Sheng, a Taiwanese-American filmmaker, documentary students, and cultural workers, JOYFUL LIFE presents diverse perspectives of Lo-Sheng residents in the midst of their activism to preserve Lo-Sheng and not be moved to a nearby hospital. Filmmaker-led workshops prepare residents for their own storytelling and filming - creating an intimate portrait of a historically marginalized community and their inspiring determination to protect what they call their home.
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Field of Study

Disability Studies

Content Type

Documentary

Contributor

Yao Jui-Chung, fl. 1994, A. W. Chang Productions

Author / Creator

Anita Chang, fl. 1995-2016

Date Published / Released

2007

Publisher

A. W. Chang Productions

Topic / Theme

Social activism and activists, Patients, Leprosy, Early 21st Century United States (2001– )